flipflop riesling review: kick back and have a sip

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Today we review a 2009 riesling from Washington State that costs $7.

Hi! Today’s burning question: “At this low price, how good can it be?” I’m happy to report that this wine with the carefree name is officially “really good.” Yes, it’s fairly sweet, but it’s less sweet than most rieslings. That’s cool. It’s fun, light, and it doesn’t do anything wrong. With flavors of melon and peach, flipflop riesling is pretty much the ultimate party wine.

That’s good. But there’s more. Flipflop is actually kind of a big deal, because this $7 wonder is just as good as the Mack Daddy of affordable riesling, Chateau Ste. Michelle, which is also a bargain but costs a bit more than flipflop.

In fact, the only disappointing thing about this bottle for me was the grammatically challenged slogan, “to each, their own.” A little singular/plural issue there. Oh well – I’m glad they are making wine at flipflop, and not worrying about grammar.